Our lips have just barely touched when the clunk outside makes us jump. My bow comes up, the arrow ready to fly, but there’s no other sound. Peeta peers through the rocks and then gives a whoop. Before I can stop him, he’s out in the rain, then handing something in to me. A silver parachute attached to a basket. I rip it open at once and inside there’s a feast- fresh rolls, goat cheese, apples and best of all, a tureen of that incredible lamb stew on wild rice. The very dish I told Ceasar Flickerman was the most impressive thing the Capitol had to offer.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Katniss, p 302

I always liked the idea of this stew! For so many reasons, because it is the only thing Katniss likes about the Capitol, because Katniss and Peeta eat it in their little cave, because I just really like stew and if I was starving I would want stew.

I really liked the stew. There were not a lot of dried plums and they added a nice sweetness. It was really thick. Next time, I will use beef, to make it less expensive. The lamb was nice, but not worth the extra money.

I love stew and really enjoyed this recipe. I was a bit worried because I hate prunes and thought they were going to ruin the dish, but they really added a nice flavor and didn’t taste bad at all. I think I”m going to try making it again but with beef instead of lamb ( becasue lamb is expensive plus I thought it was a bit tough and perfer beef) and I would also like to try it with dried cherries instead of plums. I love dried cherries and I bet they would complment beef well. I think I would also do a little less meat because it was a very meat heavy stew and add a sweet potato or two instead. Just thought I’d throw in my two cents. =)